Today we started and finished the railing on the stairs we built yesterday. After that, we cleaned up. We’re going to have Mass in the pavilion. The priest who concelebrated at St. Pius X on Sunday will be here. After we prayed the rosary this … Read More →
Monthly Archives: February 2008
Jacob’s Ladder: Day 3 & 4
I forgot to write yesterday. When I got off the phone with Michelle, I went straight to bed. everyone else was already asleep, and the lights were off. Yesterday, we hung gutters on the longs sides of the pavilion that’s already up. God brought a … Read More →
Jacob’s Ladder: Day 2
We worked on the windows all day yesterday. They’re not so much “windows” as they are shutters. . There’s no glass, and really no need for it. They’re just shutters that they can close and lock. At prayers and discussion last night we were asked … Read More →
Jacob’s Ladder: Day 1
We woke up at 6:00 and met for morning prayers. We then had breakfast. We split up into groups and started on our projects. Dad, Andrew, Dan Smith, and I started on adding frames for the windows i one of the houses. The bottom half … Read More →
Martha’s House and Jacob’s Ladder
We ended up leaving after walking the kids to Mass, and going to Mass ourselves at St. Pius X. Mass was beautiful, especially the music. We ate outside the church after Mass and headed to Martha’s House. Martha’s House is a home for children with … Read More →
Leaving Sophie’s Place
After singing and praying last night, we introduced ourselves to each other. It was very moving hearing some of the others’ stories. This morning I woke up around 6:30. It got surprisingly cool last night. I considered adding my sleeping bag to the sheet and … Read More →
After Dinner
After dinner, which consisted of rice, veggies, and chicken, we gathered all of the things for the children that we brought along. Between the three of us, we had diapers, vitamins, glasses, and toys. As a group, we filled a room with supplies. We then … Read More →
Sophie’s Place
After going through customs, we all loaded our luggage in a pickup truck and boarded a bus. We drove from Kingston up the mountains. Combined with driving on the left side of the road, the narrow streets on the side of the mountain are terrifying. … Read More →
Miami Airport
We landed in Miami a while ago. After an overpriced (but delicious) lunch at Nathan’s, we headed to our gate. They changed the gate once while we were still in the air, then again while we were eating. When we got to the new gate, … Read More →
Leaving Jacob’s Ladder
During Mass, the rain started coming down. We had a 50 gallon drum at one of the corners of the pavilion where we added the gutters. It filled in no time. During one of the breaks in rain, Dad and I grabbed three new 26 … Read More →